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President Hollande calls for 'regulated globalisation' amid rise of populism

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Published Mon, Mar 27, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    STRONG political will must be injected into the global push for "regulated globalisation", and multilateral institutions play a crucial role, French President François Hollande said in a speech in Singapore on Monday.

    Addressing his audience at the 40th Singapore Lecture, he used the pulpit offered by his final tour outside Europe to issue a rallying cry to world leaders to push back against populism and other forces threatening the current world order, which has benefited so many.

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